Guido Fawkes: Plots, rumours and conspiracy

ONESIES were the hot topic of discussion last week after Nick Clegg admitted owning one, just like Boris. The PM's official spokesman would not confirm his ownership of a fleecy one-piece, though Dave has been talking about his wardrobe's contents. At the drinks reception for London Men's Fashion Week, the PM revealed his suit was from posh Savile Row tailors Richard James, where prices start at £3,500. More money than thousands of middle-class families have just lost in cuts to child benefit - clearly we are not all in onesies together.

WESTMINSTER was stunned to learn that BBC star Andrew Marr has suffered a stroke. When the news of his hospitalisation came through last Wednesday, many of the great and good from politics were gathered at a Soho preview screening of the new Oscar-nominated Spielberg film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the slave-freeing US president. All the phones in the cinema started buzzing at the same time. BBC political correspondent James Landale seemed particularly oblivious to glares from fellow movie watchers as he pored over his glowing-in-the-dark BlackBerry phone. And no wonder: he will be filling in as host of the Andrew Marr Show this morning.

DAVID Cameron's controversial policy to legalise gay marriage has hit a wall of opposition from within his own party. Tory MPs were summoned to a briefing with the PM about his plans to win the 2015 election outright. Feisty blonde Scot Eleanor Laing MP lambasted him over the coming Bill for upsetting a huge part of the Tory core vote. Cameron "lost the room" as unruly backbenchers loudly voiced their disquiet among themselves. Tories tolerated "Dave" and his fluffy rebranding of the Conservative Party when he was seen as a winner but, two years into coalition, their patience is running thin.

TRYING to get on the front foot on Monday with another Government relaunch, Cameron had to deal with the fallout from the unexpected resignation of legendary luncher Lord Strathclyde, the Tory leader in the Lords, who it's believed did not have the stomach for the coming fight. Seasoned Westminster watchers who knew his replacement Lord Hill back in the '80s are surprised he has been chosen to push the gay marriage Bill through the Lords, given his own rather traditional views. It's not just Tories who are feeling queasy; lots of Catholic Labour MPs are trying to halt the Bill. Their plan to put an amendment down calling for a referendum on the issue has been met with short shrift by Ed Miliband's people, despite the fact it would set the squabbling Tories bickering even more.

IF the gay marriage row does go wrong for the Prime Minister, he will have someone to blame. Liberal Democrat Minister Lynne Featherstone emailed her supporters: "Don't let anyone fool you - it's because of Liberal Democrats this is happening. As Equalities Minister I was in charge of putting together the consultation on equal marriage. Without us - this would never have happened!" Famous last words, Lynne!

THE Tories were against political appointments to the Civil Service until they got into government. But now Alex Aiken, the party's former head of news under William Hague, is taking over as executive director of government communications - one of the most powerful spin jobs in Whitehall. A decade ago Aiken was a Tory HQ staffer when he was famously spotted leaving a Commons bar with topless model Jo Guest, inset, after a marathon drinking session. Downing Street will be hoping Aiken can keep abreast of the news and spin the Government out of trouble, which means it's not the last time he will be handling big boobs.